Who Knew That Was Today

Birthdays :   1965  ~ Colum McCann, Irish writer, best known for his novel,  Let the World Spin .  He was born in Dublin, Ireland.   1961  ~ Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian actress.  She is the daughter of actor Tommy Chong.  She was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   1960  ~ Dorothy Stratten (née Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten; d. Aug. 14, 1980), Canadian actress and model.  She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  She was murdered by her estranged husband at age 20 in Los Angeles, California.  Her life story was depicted in the movie  Star 80 .   1957  ~ John Turturro (né John Michael Turturro), American actor.  He was born in Brooklyn, New York.   1955  ~ Gilbert Gottfried (né Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried; d. Apr. 12, 2022), American comic’s comic who wasn’t afraid to offend.  He was born and died in New York, New York.  He died at age 67 of a rare muscle disease.   1953  ~ Paul Krugman (né Paul Robin Krugman), American economist and recipient of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Econom

Birthdays :   1980  ~ Chelsea Clinton (née Chelsea Victoria Clinton), daughter of President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton.  She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.   1972  ~ Taylor Hawkins (né Oliver Taylor Hawkins; d. Mar. 25, 2022), American Foo Fighters drummer who lit up the stage.  He was born in Fort Worth, Texas.  He died at age 50 while on tour in Bogotá, Columbia.   1971  ~ Sara Blakely (née Sara Treleaven Blakely), American businesswoman and inventor of Spanx.  She was born in Clearwater, Florida.   1965  ~ Noah Emmerich (né Noah Nicholas Emmerich), American actor.  He is best known for his role as FBI agent Stan Beeman in  The Americans .  He was born in New York, New York.   1958  ~ Nancy Spungen (née Nancy Laura Spungen; d. Oct. 12, 1978), American murder victim and girlfriend of Sid Vicious (né John Simon Ritchie, 1957 ~ 1979), of the Sex Pistols.  She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She was 20 years old at the time of her murder in New York, New York.   1958  

Birthdays :   1976  ~ Nalini Anantharaman, French mathematician.  She is the daughter of two mathematicians.  She was born in Paris, France.   1958  ~ Tim Kaine (né Timothy Michael Kaine), American politician and United States Senator from Virginia.  He is best known for being the Democratic Vice President nominee in the 2016 Presidential election.  He was the Hillary Clinton’s running mate.  He had previously served as the 70 th  Governor of Virginia from January 2006 until January 2010.  He was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.   1956  ~ Michel Houellebecq (né Michel Thomas), French author best known for his novels and essays.   1954  ~ Ernst August, Prince of Hanover.  He is the third husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco.  She is his second wife.  They married in 1999.  He is of the House of Hanover.  He is the son of Ernest Augustus of Hanover and Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl ü cksburg.   1954  ~ Recep Tayyio Erdoğan, 12 th  President of Turkey.  He assumed of